Author: Musab Al-Zarqawi
Published January 2004
This letter was intercepted by Iraqi Kurds in January 2004; it is purportedly from Musab al-Zarqawi to Osama bin Laden. The letter mentions 25 previous attacks in Iraq and asks for aid from al-Qaeda to continue efforts to destabilize Iraq and undermine Coalition forces.
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